Here's a question for you all...
I'm down in the DC area for Christmas and wanted to get as many of the boxes down here as I can before I go home. As I posted a couple days ago, I wasn't able to get the clues to Mr. Jefferson's microbox, and Scarab was nice enough to find them for me. His guess was that the Forest Frogs have stopped letterboxing, since their page no longer exists.
Now, I'm hoping to go look for this box tomorrow. If it in fact still exists, I'd like to adopt it. If there is no way to get in contact with the original placer, how do I do this? Since the placers do not have a website anymore, do I assume that they do not maintain the box anymore?
Suggestions? I don't want to irk anyone, but I'd hate to see a box go un-looked for (for lack of a better phrase... yeah, I'm a teacher...) if it's out there, you know?
Chrissy
Adopting a box?
9 messages in this thread |
Started on 2004-12-26
Adopting a box?
From: (davyschris@aol.com) |
Date: 2004-12-26 16:25:06 UTC-05:00
Re: [LbNA] Adopting a box?
From: John Chapman (john@johnsblog.com) |
Date: 2004-12-26 16:58:24 UTC-05:00
If you can't get in touch with the placer and the box is still there, then
by all means, you should adopt it. I can help you adopt the box on
www.letterboxing.org, just contact me off list. As far as the website is
concern, you become the owner, but it's nice if you include a note at the
bottom of the clues that you have adopted this letterbox, who the original
owner is, and encourage the owner to come forward if they wish to reclaim
the box.
I've BCC'd Forest Frog Family on this note.
Choi
----- Original Message -----
From:
> Now, I'm hoping to go look for this box tomorrow. If it in fact still
exists, I'd like to adopt it. If there is no way to get in contact with the
original placer, how do I do this? Since the placers do not have a website
anymore, do I assume that they do not maintain the box anymore?
by all means, you should adopt it. I can help you adopt the box on
www.letterboxing.org, just contact me off list. As far as the website is
concern, you become the owner, but it's nice if you include a note at the
bottom of the clues that you have adopted this letterbox, who the original
owner is, and encourage the owner to come forward if they wish to reclaim
the box.
I've BCC'd Forest Frog Family on this note.
Choi
----- Original Message -----
From:
> Now, I'm hoping to go look for this box tomorrow. If it in fact still
exists, I'd like to adopt it. If there is no way to get in contact with the
original placer, how do I do this? Since the placers do not have a website
anymore, do I assume that they do not maintain the box anymore?
Re: [LbNA] Adopting a box?
From: John Chapman (john@johnsblog.com) |
Date: 2004-12-26 17:10:33 UTC-05:00
I should correct one thing... the website has concepts for both "owner" and
"maintainer". The person adopting the box becomes the maintainer while the
owner stays the same.
Choi
"maintainer". The person adopting the box becomes the maintainer while the
owner stays the same.
Choi
Re: Adopting a box?
From: Gwen and Don Jackson (foxsecurity@earthlink.net) |
Date: 2004-12-26 14:56:40 UTC-08:00
Hi Chrissy,
I'm sticking my nose in, but it may be to a useful purpose. I went to the Frogs listing in search for boxes and found that 5 of their letterboxes have clue sheets listed through the LBNA site, and the others were apparantly listed on their own site with a link to the LBNA listing. While the 5 that are listed, and were listed there in 2002, seem to be viable clue sheets. The others that are listedhas the link to them broken and are obviously not viable.
If I were you I would try to make every attempt to contact them through "contact the placer", or through their address. I would search through the members listing to try to find their address. Since the clues are listed and not dwelling in the basement, then they still might be somewhat active letterboxers that just aren't answering their phone or are on an extended trip. You could also peruse the basement to see if any of their letterboxes show up there. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/letterbox-basement .
Don
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I'm sticking my nose in, but it may be to a useful purpose. I went to the Frogs listing in search for boxes and found that 5 of their letterboxes have clue sheets listed through the LBNA site, and the others were apparantly listed on their own site with a link to the LBNA listing. While the 5 that are listed, and were listed there in 2002, seem to be viable clue sheets. The others that are listedhas the link to them broken and are obviously not viable.
If I were you I would try to make every attempt to contact them through "contact the placer", or through their address. I would search through the members listing to try to find their address. Since the clues are listed and not dwelling in the basement, then they still might be somewhat active letterboxers that just aren't answering their phone or are on an extended trip. You could also peruse the basement to see if any of their letterboxes show up there. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/letterbox-basement .
Don
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Re: [LbNA] Re: Adopting a box?
From: (davyschris@aol.com) |
Date: 2004-12-26 19:45:28 UTC-05:00
Don,
Don't think of it as butting in at all. I posted it on the list because I wanted feedback. :)
The first step is that tomorrow I'm going to see if the box is still out there. And if it is, I'll take your advice and see if I can contact them somehow through letterboxing.org. They may not realize that the clues are inaccessable. :)
Chrissy
Don't think of it as butting in at all. I posted it on the list because I wanted feedback. :)
The first step is that tomorrow I'm going to see if the box is still out there. And if it is, I'll take your advice and see if I can contact them somehow through letterboxing.org. They may not realize that the clues are inaccessable. :)
Chrissy
[LbNA] Re: Adopting a box?
From: gwendontoo (foxsecurity@earthlink.net) |
Date: 2004-12-27 03:00:47 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, davyschris@a... wrote:
> Don,
>
> Don't think of it as butting in at all. I posted it on the list
because I wanted feedback. :)
>
> The first step is that tomorrow I'm going to see if the box is
still out there. And if it is, I'll take your advice and see if I
can contact them somehow through letterboxing.org. They may not
realize that the clues are inaccessable. :)
>
> Chrissy
Mr. Jefferson's microbox is one of the clues that is still available
at the search for letterboxes function.
Don
Re: [LbNA] Re: Adopting a box?
From: John Chapman (john@johnsblog.com) |
Date: 2004-12-26 22:24:12 UTC-05:00
It wasn't available until I switched it back from redirecting... I'll check
the other boxes from Forest Frog Family tomorrow to see if they can be
switched back to clues on letterboxing.org.
Choi
----- Original Message -----
> Mr. Jefferson's microbox is one of the clues that is still available
> at the search for letterboxes function.
>
> Don
the other boxes from Forest Frog Family tomorrow to see if they can be
switched back to clues on letterboxing.org.
Choi
----- Original Message -----
> Mr. Jefferson's microbox is one of the clues that is still available
> at the search for letterboxes function.
>
> Don
Re: Adopting a box?
From: birder579 (birder579@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-12-27 15:26:43 UTC
Thank you Chrissy for offering to adopt a box. It is sad when
letterboxers loose interest in the hobby and boxes go "un-looked-
after". I'm sure this happens all the time. Then boxes become just
so much litter on the landscape.
I have adopted several boxes and you are doing the right thing.
Make reasonable attempts to contact the original owners, verify that
the box is in place, then contact the web masters to have it changed
to your name. As you can see from my clues, I give credit to the
original placers.
The Bird Stamper.
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, davyschris@a... wrote:
> Here's a question for you all...
>
> Now, I'm hoping to go look for this box tomorrow. If it in fact
still exists, I'd like to adopt it. If there is no way to get in
contact with the original placer, how do I do this? Since the
placers do not have a website anymore, do I assume that they do not
maintain the box anymore?
>
> Suggestions? I don't want to irk anyone, but I'd hate to see a
box go un-looked for (for lack of a better phrase... yeah, I'm a
teacher...) if it's out there, you know?
>
> Chrissy
Re: [LbNA] Re: Adopting a box?
From: John Chapman (john@johnsblog.com) |
Date: 2004-12-27 15:48:49 UTC-05:00
The only thing that I can think to worry very much about is whether the
unlisted box is unlisted intentionally as a word of mouth box. Perhaps an
update to the LbNA FAQ is in order to include a couple of Q&A on adoption.
Choi
----- Original Message -----
From: "birder579"
To:
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 10:26
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Adopting a box?
>
>
> Thank you Chrissy for offering to adopt a box. It is sad when
> letterboxers loose interest in the hobby and boxes go "un-looked-
> after". I'm sure this happens all the time. Then boxes become just
> so much litter on the landscape.
>
> I have adopted several boxes and you are doing the right thing.
> Make reasonable attempts to contact the original owners, verify that
> the box is in place, then contact the web masters to have it changed
> to your name. As you can see from my clues, I give credit to the
> original placers.
> The Bird Stamper.
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, davyschris@a... wrote:
> > Here's a question for you all...
> >
>
>
> > Now, I'm hoping to go look for this box tomorrow. If it in fact
> still exists, I'd like to adopt it. If there is no way to get in
> contact with the original placer, how do I do this? Since the
> placers do not have a website anymore, do I assume that they do not
> maintain the box anymore?
> >
> > Suggestions? I don't want to irk anyone, but I'd hate to see a
> box go un-looked for (for lack of a better phrase... yeah, I'm a
> teacher...) if it's out there, you know?
> >
> > Chrissy
>
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> Yahoo! Groups Links
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unlisted box is unlisted intentionally as a word of mouth box. Perhaps an
update to the LbNA FAQ is in order to include a couple of Q&A on adoption.
Choi
----- Original Message -----
From: "birder579"
To:
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 10:26
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Adopting a box?
>
>
> Thank you Chrissy for offering to adopt a box. It is sad when
> letterboxers loose interest in the hobby and boxes go "un-looked-
> after". I'm sure this happens all the time. Then boxes become just
> so much litter on the landscape.
>
> I have adopted several boxes and you are doing the right thing.
> Make reasonable attempts to contact the original owners, verify that
> the box is in place, then contact the web masters to have it changed
> to your name. As you can see from my clues, I give credit to the
> original placers.
> The Bird Stamper.
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, davyschris@a... wrote:
> > Here's a question for you all...
> >
>
>
> > Now, I'm hoping to go look for this box tomorrow. If it in fact
> still exists, I'd like to adopt it. If there is no way to get in
> contact with the original placer, how do I do this? Since the
> placers do not have a website anymore, do I assume that they do not
> maintain the box anymore?
> >
> > Suggestions? I don't want to irk anyone, but I'd hate to see a
> box go un-looked for (for lack of a better phrase... yeah, I'm a
> teacher...) if it's out there, you know?
> >
> > Chrissy
>
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> Yahoo! Groups Links
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